Police detain a man in Almaty ALMA-ATA, Jan 10 Akim (mayor) of Alma-Ata Bakytzhan Sagintayev announced the gradual normalization of the life of the megalopolis, all city services work in close cooperation with the Anti-Terrorist Center, the press service of the akimat (mayor's office) said on Monday. only calmness, restraint and understanding «, — the press service of Sagintayev quotes. According to the message, the city headquarters for the restoration of life support in Almaty operates around the clock. All services of the metropolis «work in close cooperation with the Anti-Terrorist Center.» «All issues are resolved in concert, and the city is gradually returning to normal life,» the press service emphasizes. It explains that cleaning is underway in all districts of the city. More than 200 tons of garbage were removed from the streets, more than a thousand tons of solid household waste from yards. Utilities enter the territory rendered harmless by the military personnel. At the same time, it is noted that law enforcement agencies continue to clean up the city. «The food security of the city has been ensured. The work of almost 80 supermarkets, three large food markets, about 70 gas stations, 111 pharmacies, three of which are in round-the-clock mode, has been resumed. The cost of autogas has been reduced to 70 tenge (0 , $ 16 — ed.) Per liter, «- the message says. Mass protests in Kazakhstan began in the first days of 2022 — residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the west of the country opposed a twofold increase in prices for liquefied gas. Later, the protests spread to other cities, including Alma-Ata, the old capital and the largest city of the republic: looting began there, militants attacked state institutions, took away weapons. In response, the authorities declared a state of emergency across the country until January 19 and launched a counter-terrorism operation. According to the UN, about 1,000 people were injured during the protests in Kazakhstan. According to updated information from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic, 16 security officials were killed. On the morning of January 5, Kazakh President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev dismissed the government and headed the Security Council. At the first meeting of the Security Council under his leadership, Tokayev described the situation in Kazakhstan as undermining the integrity of the state and said that he had asked the CSTO for help «in overcoming the terrorist threat.» The CSTO Collective Security Council decided to send collective peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan to normalize the situation in the country. On January 7, Tokayev said that terrorists, including those who arrived from abroad, continued to resist, and promised to destroy those who did not lay down their arms. In addition, the President noted that all the demands of citizens, expressed in peaceful forms, were heard. 
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